How-To: Information about Homemade Cleaners December 1, 2008 All RenovatorsProducts & ServicesKnowledge BaseThe Forums How to clean rain lamp... Member Sign In|Company Sign In Homemade Cleaners Making your own... MSU Extension What's in this article less detail Reducing The Risk Air Fresheners         Kitchen And Food Odors All-Purpose Cleaner Carpet And Rug Cleaner Decal Remover Disinfectant Drain Cleaners and Drain Openers Floor Cleaners and Floor Polishes         For Linoleum         For Wood Floors         For Painted Wooden Floors         For Rubber Tiles         For Brick and Stone Floors         For Ceramic Tile Wax Remover         For Vinyl and Asbestos Tiles         For Linoleum Flooring Special Problems         To remove black heel marks         To remove tar         To remove crayon marks         To remove grease from wood floors Furniture Polish         For Unfinished Wood         For Mahogany         For Scratches         For Water Spots         For Washing Wood         For Refinishing Old Furniture Hair Products         For Hair Gel         For Hair Spray Laundry Products Lime And Mineral Deposit Remover         For Plastic and Metal Showerheads Metal Cleaners and Metal Polishes         Aluminum         Brass         Bronze         Chrome         Copper         Gold         Pewter         Silver         Stainless Steel Oven Cleaner Paint Brush Renewer Pest Control         Ants         Fleas         Flies         Garden         Mice         Moles         Mosquitoes         Moths         Roaches         Slugs And Snails Porcelain Cleaner Rust Remover Scouring Powder Shoe Polish Spot Removers         Carpet               General stains               Blood stains               Ink stains               Non-oily stains               Soot stains               Stains and odors         Clothes               De-yellow silk or wool               Chocolate               Cola               Perspiration stain               Grease on suede Toilet Bowl Cleaner Tub And Tile Cleaner Window And Glass Cleaner         Scratches, Stains, And Discoloration In Windows And Glass         Windshield Wiper Fluid Return to the Knowledge Base  << Previous Page  Viewing Page 8 of 10 Next Page >>  Roaches Prevention. Close off all gaps around pipes and electric lines where they enter the house by using cement or screening. Caulk small cracks along baseboards, walls, cupboards, and around pipes, sinks, and bathtub fixtures. Seal food tightly. Rinse food off dishes that are left overnight. Do not leave pet food out overnight. Hedge Apples (Osage Orange). Cut hedge apples in half and place several in the basement, around in cabinets, or under the house to repel roaches. Flour, Cocoa Powder, and Borax*. Mix together 2 tablespoons flour, 4 tablespoons borax, and 1 tablespoon cocoa. Set the mixture out in dishes. CAUTION: Borax is toxic if eaten. Keep out of reach of children and pets. Borax* and Flour. Mix 1/2 cup borax and 1/4 cup flour and fill a glass jar. Punch small holes in jar lid. Sprinkle powder along baseboards and doorsills. Caution: Borax is toxic if eaten. This recipe may not be for you if there are young children or pets in the house. Oatmeal, Flour, and Plaster of Paris. Mix equal pans and set in dishes. Keep out of reach of children and pets. Baking Soda and Powdered Sugar. Mix equal pans and spread around infested area. Slugs And Snails Natural Predators. Gardener snakes, grass snakes, ground beetles, box turtles, salamanders, ducks, and larvae of lightning bugs all feed on snails. Clay Pots. Place overturned clay flower pots near the shady side of a plant. Rest one edge on a small twig or make sure that the ground is irregular enough for the slugs and snails to crawl under the rim. They will collect there during the warmest pan of the day. Remove slugs and snails regularly and drop in a bucket of soapy water. Sand, Lime, or Ashes. Snails avoid protective borders of sand, lime, or ashes. Tin Can. Protect young plants by encircling them with a tin can with both ends removed. Push the bottom end of the can into the soil. Porcelain Cleaner Cream of Tartar. To clean porcelain surfaces, rub with cream of tartar sprinkled on a damp cloth. Works well on light stains. Rust Remover Peeled Potatoes and Baking Soda or Salt. To remove rust from tinware, rub with a peeled potato dipped in a mild abrasive such as baking soda or salt. Aluminum Foil. Briskly scrub rust spots on car bumpers with a piece of crumpled aluminum foil, shiny side up. Also works well on the chrome shafts of golf clubs. Scouring Powder The amount of chlorine in scouring powder is not significant enough to cause harm, but if you want to totally avoid chlorine or are sensitive to it follow these recipes. Non-Chlorine Scouring Powder. Several vommercially available products. Baking Soda or Dry Table Salt. Both of these substances are mild abrasives and can be used as an alternative to chlorine scouring powders. Simply put either baking soda or salt on a sponge or the surface you wish to clean and then scour and nose.  << Previous Page  Viewing Page 8 of 10 Next Page >>    Ads by Google   Members:  Sign In  |  Register  |  Benefits  |  Feedback  |  Tell-a-Friend  |  Help   Companies:  Sign In  |  Account Manager  |  Promote Your Company  |  Register  |  Help Copyright ©2008 by Renovators, a TB Systems company. All rights reserved. Privacy policy.